Behaviour Mentor for East Sussex Academy, Hastings

East Sussex Academy, Hailsham, BN27 3NW

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  8 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: From £22,603 to £24,023 actual (£29,924 to £31,652 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Become a Behaviour Mentor and make a difference every day.​Do you have the patience, resilience and energy to inspire young people?

We are looking for Behaviour Mentors to join us at East Sussex Academy (ESA) Hastings. If you are calm under pressure, patient and ready to listen, energetic and enthusiastic, then this could be the perfect role for you and we would love to hear from you.​We are proud to be the Alternative Provision provider in East Sussex for permanently excluded children and those at risk of permanent exclusion. You will be joining us at an exciting time:

ESA Hastings opens in September and will be our third site in East Sussex.We are committed to safeguarding children; successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.​

Closing date: Friday 10th July 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 14th July 2026

Start date: 1st September 2026​Further information, including application details, are available from our

Office Manager, Harriet Holmes: harriet.holmes@eastsussex.lseat.org.uk​

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact ESA Headteacher, Guy Walsh: guy.walsh@eastsussex.lseat.org.uk

​You can also find further details on East Sussex County Council’s Jobs Vacancies page and by searching East Sussex Academy: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs

What the school offers its staff

From 1 September 2025, we will be delivering Alternative Provision across East Sussex - supporting children who have been excluded from school or who may be at risk of exclusion. This follows a decision by the Department for Education last year, to transfer the provision (currently named College Central, part of Sabden Multi Academy Trust) to London South East Academies Trust.

Our aim is to ensure continuity and care for pupils during this transition, as we begin an exciting journey of improvement. We are committed to delivering high quality education for pupils, many of whom have had challenging experiences in mainstream settings and need support and encouragement to access learning. Ahead of the school's transfer into LSEAT (at which point it will officially become East Sussex Academy) we are already implementing some bespoke provision and services to support young people and schools across the county. This includes a Satellite AP, a Government-funded AP Taskforce and an Outreach Service.Click here to find out more.

Thank you for your interest in East Sussex Academy. We look forward to working with you in the coming months as we strengthen and improve Alternative Provision across the region.

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Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

_East Sussex Academy Hastings - Behaviour Mentor.pdf - 3.56 MB (opens in new tab)

About East Sussex Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 16
• School size: Up to 140 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: East Sussex Academy website
• Email address: isabel.murphy@lsec.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/east-sussex-academy

Arranging a visit to East Sussex Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabel.murphy@lsec.ac.uk.

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